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Restaurant of the week

Out of town guests are the perfect excuse to try a new place. Last week Anja and Volker (two members of the London lab) visited. We ate very well, but one place we went to definitely makes the 'cut' for Restaurant of the week - my first New York Steakhouse.

Dylan Prime
62 Laight Street
New York, NY 10013

Dylan Prime is in Tribeca (or TriBeCa, which stands for 'Triangle Below Canal'), an area that I seldom get to, at the end of a street that seemed to be mostly warehouses/loft apartments. There didn't seem to be a lot of foot traffic in the area, but the place was busy in spite of its location. Instead of the main dining room, we opted to eat in the bar/lounge area, which was much less crowded (only a couple of tables had people). The menu looked more or less exactly as you would expect in a steakhouse - lots of meat. They had some fish options as well; perfect for the non meat eaters in the group. I had the 'small' New York Strip steak (12 oz. - the large was 16 oz.!), cooked 'medium'. They have a 32 oz. Porterhouse steak, which the waitress told me that we could share (I honestly can't imagine any human can eat a 32 oz. steak on their own). We all shared some of the 'Accessories': creamy yukon gold mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, and sauteed green beans with almonds and garlic. Everything was amazing, and everyone enjoyed their steak (or fish) and washed it down with a bottle of red wine. I don't know how meat can melt in your mouth, but my steak certainly felt like it did. Everything together came to less than $60/person (with tip), and I still can't help thinking of how much a meal like that would cost back in London...

posted by Aron @ 8:41 AM